Reports of gunshots at Emagine Theater in Macomb Township were false alarm

Reports of possible gunfire Friday night at Emagine Theater in Macomb Township was actually the sound of a patron pounding on an emergency door from the outside, police said.

The Macomb Sheriff’s Office received three 911 calls starting at 9:02 p.m., all from within the theater, from people who reported they heard what they believed was gunfire, Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said.

The sheriff said a young lady had exited the theater she was in via the emergency exit, got locked out and began banging on the door to get back inside. An employee happened to see her outside, brought her back through the main entrance and escorted her back to the theater she was in, Wickersham said.

Deputies and Shelby Township police officers converged on the theater, located on 23 Mile Road at Hayes Road, and “entered like any ‘active shooter’ call,” Wickersham said. Police went through the theater and within a few minutes determined there had been no gunfire, he said.

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Wickersham said there was no panic and that most people inside the building were probably surprised by the sudden presence of officers without knowing what had been reported.